"The incredible speed and volatility of cryptocurrency was on full display over the past few days with IOTA. At the start of November, IOTA was a relatively obscure coin that was trading at around $0.38. Today, its value is closing in on $5.
While theres nothing unusual about minor cryptocurrencies experiencing huge spikes in their valuation, IOTA is exploding in a way that could only really be compared to Ethereum. IOTA has just leapfrogged veterans Litecoin and Dash to become the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. And theres no indication that its stopping there."
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https://nichehunt.com/iota-is-exploding-in-a-way-that-could-only-be-compared-to-ethereum/according to CMP it's t he 4th largest coin right now, not 5th.. imo it's the best coin around "on paper" - if only they could figure out how to resolve the lack of full nodes causing network congestion